Bar Etiquette: The Polite Boozehound's Guide

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Working in the bar industry for the past eight years has given me many things. Among them, it's provided me with the most enviable people-watching experiences, plenty of ruined manicures, and a whole new respect for a hard day's (and night's) work. A quick review of my CV would tell you that I've worked in several different states and even a European country, but you'd be surprised at how common misconceptions about bar etiquette — and even bartenders themselves — exist no matter where I go.

Because the season of happy hours is upon us — and because I want to believe that most of my run-ins with rudeness are due to genuine lack of knowledge — it's time to talk about how we handle the whats, whys, whos behind the booze.

Arlene and Jake — two ocean-loving, free-spirited souls — decided to celebrate their wedding day in a way that would best represent their true selves. The ceremony and reception were held in the groom's parents' backyard in Perth, Western Australia. Their approach was DIY; they even did all of the catering read

If there's one thing that can be said for 1990, it's that a lot of great movies came out that year. Indie darlings like Whit Stillman and Hal Hartley were just getting started. Icons like Martin Scorsese, the Coen brothers, David Lynch, and Spike Lee were putting out fresh and exciting work. A then relative unknown by the read